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15,843 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Beijing (China), violence in Aybak and a disaster in Laventille. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostChina 40 in 100 of its 2,294 stories, usually 27
RegionEast Asia 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

China

916 of its 2,294 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Beijing accounted for 381 of China's 916 stories about harm, carried by 520 outlets. 229 of Beijing's 381 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories).

China over 30 days → its stories → Beijing stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

83 of its 143 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Aybak accounted for 32 of Afghanistan's 83 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Aybak stories →
Health

US

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories). Tornadoes were named in 155 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with volcanic eruption.

US over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Côte d’Ivoire

9 of its 12 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Abidjan accounted for 9 of Côte d’Ivoire's 9 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. 7 of Abidjan's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

33 of its 86 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 12 of Minsk's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Spain

109 of its 431 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Hypothermia was named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 94 of Israel's 172 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (82 stories). Polio was named in 63 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

Ramallah accounted for 31 of Palestine's 55 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. 21 of Ramallah's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: polio in Pakistan (63 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Spain (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Canada (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hiv in India (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 Nov. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 15,843 stories about harm among 79,948 counted on 30 Nov.

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It was the fifth day running that the news turned to China. of the day's 79,948 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 30 November 2021, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, against 20 today. China's news was 40% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria70 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine57 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia51 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Trinidad & Tobago48 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 26 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China229 stories about protests or strikes, of its 381 Washington US160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 598 Shanghai China55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117 London UK47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 342 Guangzhou China39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 58

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMonaco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Syria about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 92 stories about harm ● Qatar few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 34 stories about harm ● Liberia few stories a little warmer than the world's · 15 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 63 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health38% 6,015 stories · more than usual (usually 35%) Rights & justice24% 3,786 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 1,938 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,496 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Food & livelihood6% 934 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 686 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 587 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 222 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed3,584 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,440 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,156 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured767 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting refugees124 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced107 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ethiopia Stories reporting abductions85 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations56 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Russia

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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